Trust Law and Pension Plans—An Evolution in Progress June 23, 2008 | Ian McSweeney and Douglas Rienzo As all pension practitioners know, the provision of…
Plan sponsors would do well to familiarize themselves with the new legislation regarding tax-free savings accounts (TFSA) and phased retirement, according to experts.
Golf fans everywhere know that Tiger Woods really doesn’t like to lose. Neither, apparently, does Quebec’s pensions regulator, the Régie des rentes du Québec. A…
While initial reaction to the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in the Burke v. Hudson’s Bay Company case was positive from those who represent plan…
The case for a principles-based regulatory pension system for single-employer pension plans governed by both plan members and plan sponsors. The search for a better…
If a company’s pension plan has a surplus and that company then sells a division, should a share of the surplus be transferred to the…
Since the early 1990s, the Régie des rentes du Québec has maintained the position that if an employer withdrew from participation in a pension plan,…
Pension and benefits litigation is on the rise in Canada. What should plan sponsors do to prepare? The past few years have shown a steady…
The Association of Canadian Pension Management plans to seek permission to intervene in the Kerry case because it says the issues raised in the appeal…
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal serves as a reminder that directors and officers may have different duties and obligations depending on…
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has introduced an amendment to the Pension Benefits Act (PBA), requiring plan sponsors to fully fund any deficits on…
The new measures introduced in Bill 30 mean that Quebec plan sponsors will need to prepare for upcoming changes in pension plan funding and administration.…
DC plan sponsors should enjoy the simplicity, but manage the risks. The late 1990s witnessed an exodus by employers from traditional defined benefit (DB) pension…
Pension surplus: whose money is it anyway? The pension plan surplus ownership debate began with the Dominion Stores case in 1986—a debate that is alive…
More than a year after the implementation of Bill 30, Quebec’s plan sponsors and pension comm ittees remain in a state of tranquility. But it…
Holders of third-party asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) overwhelmingly approved a restructuring plan in a vote on Friday. Approximately 96% of the noteholders voted in favour…
After voting in favour of the asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market restructuring plan on Friday, retail investors are looking forward to getting their money back,…
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that the third-party asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) noteholder vote can go ahead on Friday. Justice Colin Campbell…
According to Benefits Canada, total assets in Canadian registered pension plans passed the $1 trillion mark earlier this decade. A question often asked by plan…
Hydro One’s appeal to the Ontario Divisional court regarding pensions was dismissed recently, marking a second legal defeat for the utility company in a year.…
With experts predicting an impending labour shortage due to the mass retirement of baby boomers, Quebec’s provincial government has introduced a bill aimed at smoothing…
The Quebec Court of Appeal has struck down a lower court’s decision on multi-employer pension plans that denied plan sponsors a provision which linked funding…
U.S. plan sponsors face a wave of litigation and proposed new regulations concerning fees charged to members in DC pension plans. Could Canadian plan sponsors…
Investors that hold third-party asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) will have the opportunity to vote on the restructuring plan on April 25, according to a statement…
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted an application by The Pan-Canadian Investors Committee for Third-Party Structured asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) under the provisions…